Classic How is highlighting and note-taking working out for you?

WT Sharpe · 01-07-2010, 02:10 PM

I've been having a bit of trouble highlighting and taking notes on my Nook. How are those functions working for everyone else?

jwjody · 01-07-2010, 02:15 PM

I spent days trying to figure out how to use it. I did a reboot on accident and the next time I tried to highlight/note the feature worked. But I don't think it's intuitive at all.

Madam Broshkina · 01-07-2010, 02:37 PM

I don't generally take notes but I did try it to see how it worked. I did not have any problems doing so.

WT Sharpe · 01-07-2010, 02:43 PM

My highlights don't show up (and I do have "Show highlights" marked) unless I add a note. And I can never find my notes. I've been highlighting and taking notes on my K2 since day one, and I can find both easily in the "My Clippings" file. Is there anything comparable for Nook?

WT Sharpe · 01-07-2010, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwjody

I spent days trying to figure out how to use it. I did a reboot on accident and the next time I tried to highlight/note the feature worked. But I don't think it's intuitive at all.

Did you do a "Reset to factory settings" or simply turn the Nook off? I turned mine completely off, left it that way for about a half-hour, and turned it back on. The notes and highlights are still screwy. The only thing I accomplished was to lose my place in the book I was reading. And since there was no chapters option for that book, to get back to where I left off, I had to turn one time-consuming page after another.

I'm hesitant to do a "Reset to factory settings," as I fear I'll lose my update to Ver. 1.1.1 as well as all my books.

WT Sharpe · 01-07-2010, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madam Broshkina

I don't generally take notes but I did try it to see how it worked. I did not have any problems doing so.

Can you now read those notes you made?

jwjody · 01-07-2010, 04:19 PM

I think to read the notes, you have to choose Edit Notes rather than view notes.

WT Sharpe · 01-07-2010, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwjody

I think to read the notes, you have to choose Edit Notes rather than view notes.

That doesn't work for me either. Maybe I got a bum Nook.

Madam Broshkina · 01-07-2010, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

That doesn't work for me either. Maybe I got a bum Nook.

Not just you. I made a note before, never did try and find it later though. Just tried, cannot find the notes. Checked the B&N help board and its a known issue and will be fixed with a firmware upgrade.

WT Sharpe · 01-07-2010, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madam Broshkina

Not just you. I made a note before, never did try and find it later though. Just tried, cannot find the notes. Checked the B&N help board and its a known issue and will be fixed with a firmware upgrade.

Thanks. I hope that before this time next year the issues will be resolved. All the problems I've experienced seem to be related to the firmware. I don't know of any major problems with the device itself, and that give me hope. Firmware is a fixable issue.

gr8day2b · 03-02-2010, 11:13 PM

I found this thread on my problem, but seemed all replies were before the 1.2 came out. I just got my nook 2/14 and it was already on 1.2, but I've never been able to get the highlighting and note taking to work.

I go through the steps of adding a highlight, and I see the text shaded while I am adding the highlight or note, but once I submit it (i even type a test note), the text doesn't show as highlighted. And I do have show highlight selected.

Anyone else having a similar problem or know of a fix?

Thanks!

mos · 03-03-2010, 01:07 AM

It is a bug. You can find your notes in a ebub but not in a pdb file. If you take notes in a pdb file it goes back to the main menu. If you take a highlight or note in an epub book, it goes to the next menu and you can choose from your take highlights out of a list.

That is at least, what I recognized. I hope it will be solved with the next update.

If you take a note or a highlight, simply create a bookmark for this site too. That way you have at least a chance to find your note again

That is at least my workaround at the moment.

FireRunner · 03-03-2010, 09:13 AM

I never use it, not much of a note taker...just enjoy reading.

gr8day2b · 03-06-2010, 11:16 PM

Thanks for the tips Mos. I am really underwhelmed with the interface and the bugs I've found with highlighting, etc. But I have faith that being on the Android OS, fixes/enhancements will be coming.

01-07-2010, 02:10 PM	#1
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	How is highlighting and note-taking working out for you? I've been having a bit of trouble highlighting and taking notes on my Nook. How are those functions working for everyone else?

03-02-2010, 11:13 PM	#11
gr8day2b Lighting the Beacon! Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, nook	Highlighting Doesn't Work, Is this a Known Problem? I found this thread on my problem, but seemed all replies were before the 1.2 came out. I just got my nook 2/14 and it was already on 1.2, but I've never been able to get the highlighting and note taking to work. I go through the steps of adding a highlight, and I see the text shaded while I am adding the highlight or note, but once I submit it (i even type a test note), the text doesn't show as highlighted. And I do have show highlight selected. Anyone else having a similar problem or know of a fix? Thanks!

03-03-2010, 01:07 AM	#12
mos Addict Posts: 392 Karma: 2200 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Germany Device: iphone 4, iPad, Nook softrooted	It is a bug. You can find your notes in a ebub but not in a pdb file. If you take notes in a pdb file it goes back to the main menu. If you take a highlight or note in an epub book, it goes to the next menu and you can choose from your take highlights out of a list. That is at least, what I recognized. I hope it will be solved with the next update. If you take a note or a highlight, simply create a bookmark for this site too. That way you have at least a chance to find your note again That is at least my workaround at the moment. Last edited by mos; 03-03-2010 at 02:34 AM.

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01-07-2010, 02:15 PM	#2
jwjody Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: nook	I spent days trying to figure out how to use it. I did a reboot on accident and the next time I tried to highlight/note the feature worked. But I don't think it's intuitive at all.

01-07-2010, 02:37 PM	#3
Madam Broshkina Manic Do Fuse Posts: 2,312 Karma: 3325462 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony 500, 505, 350, Kindle 3, DXG, nook, Irex DR800SG, iPad	I don't generally take notes but I did try it to see how it worked. I did not have any problems doing so.

01-07-2010, 02:43 PM	#4
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	My highlights don't show up (and I do have "Show highlights" marked) unless I add a note. And I can never find my notes. I've been highlighting and taking notes on my K2 since day one, and I can find both easily in the "My Clippings" file. Is there anything comparable for Nook?

01-07-2010, 04:19 PM	#7
jwjody Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: nook	I think to read the notes, you have to choose Edit Notes rather than view notes.

03-03-2010, 09:13 AM	#13
FireRunner eAddict Posts: 57 Karma: 54 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Washington DC Device: Nook	I never use it, not much of a note taker...just enjoy reading.

03-06-2010, 11:16 PM	#14
gr8day2b Lighting the Beacon! Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, nook	Thanks for the tips Mos. I am really underwhelmed with the interface and the bugs I've found with highlighting, etc. But I have faith that being on the Android OS, fixes/enhancements will be coming.